How To Install eog-plugin-exif-display on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install eog-plugin-exif-display on Ubuntu 18.04. eog-plugin-exif-display is Exif Display plugin for GNOME Image Viewer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install eog-plugin-exif-display on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is eog-plugin-exif-display

eog-plugin-exif-display is:

eog-plugins contain a set of plugins for eog, the GNOME Image Viewer.

This plugin displays a histogram and other camera data from Exif.

There are three methods to install eog-plugin-exif-display on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install eog-plugin-exif-display Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install eog-plugin-exif-display using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install eog-plugin-exif-display

Install eog-plugin-exif-display Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install eog-plugin-exif-display using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install eog-plugin-exif-display

Install eog-plugin-exif-display Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install eog-plugin-exif-display using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eog-plugin-exif-display

How To Uninstall eog-plugin-exif-display on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the eog-plugin-exif-display package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove eog-plugin-exif-display

Uninstall eog-plugin-exif-display And Its Dependencies

To uninstall eog-plugin-exif-display and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eog-plugin-exif-display

Remove eog-plugin-exif-display Configurations and Data

To remove eog-plugin-exif-display configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge eog-plugin-exif-display

Remove eog-plugin-exif-display configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove eog-plugin-exif-display configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eog-plugin-exif-display

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install eog-plugin-exif-display package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.